Re: pgstattuple: Have pgstattuple_approx accept TOAST tables

On 2020-06-17 13:39, Laurenz Albe wrote:
> On Fri, 2020-04-17 at 13:01 +0200, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>> I alluded to this in [0], but it's better discussed in its own thread.
>>
>> I think the check that makes pgstattuple_approx reject TOAST tables is a
>> mistake.  They have visibility and free space map, and it works just
>> fine if the check is removed.
>>
>> Attached is a patch to fix this and add some tests related to how
>> pgstattuple and pg_visibility accept TOAST tables for inspection.
>>
>>
>> [0]:
>> https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/dc35a398-37d0-75ce-07ea-1dd71d98f8ec@2ndquadrant.com
> 
> I gave the patch a spin, and it passes regression tests and didn't
> cause any problems when I played with it.
> 
> No upgrade or dump considerations, of course.
> 
> This is a clear improvement.
> 
> I'll mark the patch as "ready for committer".

committed, thanks

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